San Marino
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- San Marino (city)
- Population
- 35,291 (2025 est.)
- Area
- 61 sq km
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Religions
- Roman Catholic
- Ethnic Groups
- Sammarinese, Italian
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Life Expectancy
- 84.2 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .sm
- Climate
- Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
- Terrain
- rugged mountains
- Natural Resources
- building stone
- Major Exports
- washing and bottling machines, other foods, packaged medicine, woodworking machines, aircraft (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Geographically the third-smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301.